Steam pressing and finishing iron.



UNITED PA TENT OFFICE STEAM PRESSING AND FINISHING IRON.

976,571, Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NO 22 1910,

Application filed March 11, 1910. Serial No. 549,041.

To all whom it may concern: member 16 has threaded thereto a tee 20,

Be it known that 1, ROBERT WV. HULL, a the opposite branches of which are secured citizen of the United States of America, and to perforated pipe members 21 extending a resident of Hingham, in the county of longitudinally of the chamber 11.

: Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have The lower wall of the iron is provided invented certain new and useful Improvewith a plurality of open-ended tubes 22 exments in Steam Pressing and Finishing tending upwardly throu h the partition 13 Irons, of which the following is a specificaand into the interior of said chamber 11. tion. l he open upper ends of these tubes are so to This invention relates. to pressing and situated as to be out of alinement with the finishing irons and has for its object the perforations 23 inthe pipe 21 so that no production of a device of this class which waterpassing from the perforations 23 may is adapted to dampen cloth or garments be directed into said tubes 22. made therefrom while the iron is being used The lower compartment 12 is provided 15 to press and finish the same. with a. perforated gas jet 24 towhich gas is One of the principal objects of the present supplied through a pipe 25 provided with a invention is the production of a chambered suitable valve 26 by which the supply of iron divided into two compartments one of gas to the perforated jet 24 may be reguwhich is supplied with a water spray while lated. i

20 the other is provided with a. means for heat- Air is admitted to the chamber 12 through ing whereby the water in the other comthe perforations 27 in the end wall of the partnient is turned into steam and is periron 10. mittedto pass through tubular members to It is obvious that when water is admitted the' operating face of the iron. through the perforated pipes 21 the water 25 The invention consists in certain novel will pass through the perforations 23 and features of construction and arrangement of impinge against the partition 13 thus causparts which will 'be readily understood by ing a fine spray of water throughout the reference to the description of the drawings compartment 11. and t0 the Claims hereinafter giyen- The intenseheat of the partition 13 caused 30 Of the "drawings: Figure 1 represents a by the flames immediately below said partilongitudinal'vertical section of an ironemtion rising from the gas jet 24 will turn bodying the features of the present inventhis spray of water into steam, portions of tion, the operating, handle for which is which will pass through the tubes 22 to the shown in elevation. Fig. 2 represents an operating face of the iron 10, thereby sutfi- 35 inverted plan of'the same, and Fig. 3 repreciently moistening the cloth or garment besents a transverse section of the same, the ing pressed and finished. This dispenses cutting plane being on line 3-3 on Fig. 1, with the necessity of using a moist cloth the handle being broken away. spread over the material during the pressing Similar characters designate like parts and finishing operation.

40 throughout the drawings. Usually in pressing and finishing cloth In the drawings, 10 represents a chammaterial or garments made from cloth anbered iron divided into two compartments other moist cloth is spread over the same K l1 and 12 by means of a horizontal partition and a pressing iron is moved over this moist 13. The upper compartment is closed by cloth forthe purpose of shrinking the mate- 45 means ofa cover 14'secured to the body porrial or garment being operated upon and tion of the iron by means of a plurality of when sufficient shrinking has been accom- 7 bolts or screws 15. plished the moist cloth is removed and a dry Threaded to the cover 14 is a tubular cloth is in turn spread over the material and member 16 having secured to its upper end the pressing and finishing operation con- 50 or formed thereon a yoke 17 carrying a tinued. Q ,l handle 18 by which the iron may be oper- By using this improved iron, the use of ated. The upper end of the tubular member both the moist and dry cloth are entirely- 16 also has secured thereto a pipe 19 condispensed with as the steam passing through nected to any suitable source of water supthe open-ended tubes provides sufiicient 55 ply while the lower end of said tubular moisture for. the shrinking operation, while 9 by shutting off the 'steam't-he "ressing and finishing of the material may e completed with a dry iron.

The gloss that is left on the surface of the material by the use of the dr iron may be removed by again passing sai iron over the material with a sufficient quantity of steam palssing through the same to effect this resu t.

It is obvious that the use of this iron saves much time and labor.

It is believed the operation and many advantages of the invention will be fully apparent from the foregoing description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chambered flatiron; a horizontal plate dividing said iron into two compartments; a plurality of open-ended tubes extending through the lower wall of said iron and terminating at points intermediate the plate and theupper wall; means for supplying heat to the lower compartment; and means for supplying a water spray 'to the upper compartment.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chambered flatiron; a horizontal plate dividing said iron into two compartments; a plurality of open-ended tubes extending through the lower Wall of said iron and terminating at point-s intermediate the plate and the upper wall; a gas jet projecting through the rear wall of said iron for supplying heat to the lower compartment; and means for supplying a water spray to the upper compartment.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chambered flatiron; a horizontal plate dividing said iron into two compartments; a plurality of open-ended tubes extending through the lower wall ofsaid'iron and terminating at points intermediate the plate and the upper wall; means for supplying heat to the lower compartment; a perforated tube in said upper compafitment; and a supply pipe leading to said tu e.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chambered flatiron having a cover for said chamber; a horizontal plate dividing said iron into two compartments; a plurality of open-ended tubes extending through the lower wall of said iron and terminating at points intermediate the 1plate and the upper wall; means for supp ying heat to the lower compartment; a tubular member secured to the cover of said iron; a supply inlet connected with one end thereof; and a perforated pipe within the upper compartment communicating with the other end of the tubular member.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chambered flatiron; a horizontal plate dividing said iron into two compartments; a plurality of open-ended tub'es extending through the .lower wall of said iron and terminating at points intermediate the plate and the upper wall; means for supplying heat to the lower compartment; a handle having a tubular shank secured to the cover of said iron; a supply inlet connected with one end thereof; and a perforated pipe within the upper compartment communicating with the other end of said tubular shank.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chambered flatiron; a horizontal plate dividing said iron into two compartments; a plurality of open-ended tubes extending through the lower wall of 'said iron and terminating in the upper compartment; means for admitting water to said -.upper compartment; and means within the lower compartment for heating said plate whereby the water in' the upper compartment may be generated into steam.

Signed by me at t Post Ofiice Sq., Boston,

Mass., this 10th day of March, 1910.

ROBERT W. HULL. Witnesses WALTER E. LOMBARD, EDNA O. CLEVELAND. 

